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Her mother worried
about ( I; come ) home late.
Her mother worried
about my coming home late |
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I can understand (
you; want ) to go, but are you capable of ( look ) after
yourself ? |
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A student sitting for
an examination should rely on ( study ) and not on ( guess ). |
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Do you mind ( he;
smoke ) a pipe ? He can't get used to ( do ) without a smoke
after dinner. |
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His mother dislikes (
he; nod ) and ( yawn ) at breakfast time. |
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I hope that your
uncle agrees to ( you; come ) to visit me. ( See ) you in person
is better than ( write ) to you. |
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She is afraid of (
Philip; lose ) his way in the dark. But I heard ( she; tell )
him to bring a torch along. |
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The boy succeeded in
( swim ) the full length of the pool. Now he intends to make
himself good at ( dive ). |
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Mother hates ( us;
eat ) and ( drink ) between meals. But we can't help ( do ) so
as we have been doing it ever since we were young. |
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( Teach ) that class
is a very hard task. Every teacher complains of ( the pupils;
make ) far too much noise. |
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She couldn't resist (
buy ) those red apples. |
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There's no point in (
urge ) the lazy boy to run the errand for you. ( Sleep ) the
whole day is all that he ever thinks of. |
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That mechanic is
skilled at ( repair ) cars. |
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They objected to (
us; leave ) so soon, but we can't risk ( leave ) late as we have
to catch the last bus home. |
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The blind are often
skilful at ( do ) things with their hands. |
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He enjoys ( rest )
after ( finish ) his work. |
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I remember ( she;
borrow ) a book from me, but I don't remember ( she; return ) it
at all. |
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It's no use ( hurry )
to finish your work and ( make ) a mess of it in the end. |
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My father doesn't
like the idea of ( I; learn ) to ride a motor-cycle although I
keep ( tell ) him that I won't come to any harm on it. |
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I don't recollect (
you; say ) that you wanted to come. ( Make ) room for you now is
going to be a problem. |
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They are intent on (
get ) as much money as they can for their club. ( Wash ) cars, (
weed ) gardens and ( do ) house-chores are all part of their
campaign. |
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I can understand
your wanting to go, but are
you capable of looking after
yourself ? |
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| 2. |
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A student sitting for
an examination should rely on studying
and not on guessing. |
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| 3. |
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Do you mind
his smoking a pipe ? He
can't get used to doing
without a smoke after dinner. |
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| 4. |
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His mother dislikes
his nodding and
yawning at breakfast time. |
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I hope that your
uncle agrees to your coming
to visit me. Seeing you in
person is better than writing
to you. |
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She is afraid of
Philip's losing his way in
the dark. But I heard her telling
him to bring a torch along. |
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The boy succeeded in
swimming the full length of
the pool. Now he intends to make himself good at
diving. |
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Mother hates
our eating and
drinking between meals. But
we can't help doing so as we
have been doing it ever since we were young. |
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Teaching that class is a
very hard task. Every teacher complains of
the pupils' making far too much noise. |
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She couldn't resist
buying those red apples. |
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There's no point in
urging the lazy boy to run
the errand for you. Sleeping
the whole day is all that he ever thinks of. |
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That mechanic is
skilled at repairing cars. |
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| 13. |
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They objected to
our leaving so soon, but we
can't risk leaving late as
we have to catch the last bus home. |
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| 14. |
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The blind are often
skilful at doing things with
their hands. |
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He enjoys
resting after
finishing his work. |
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I remember
her borrowing a book from
me, but I don't remember her returning
it at all. |
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It's no use
hurrying to finish your work
and making a mess of it in
the end. |
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My father doesn't
like the idea of my learning
to ride a motor-cycle although I keep
telling him that I won't come to any harm on it. |
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I don't recollect
your saying that you wanted
to come. Making room for you
now is going to be a problem. |
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They are intent on
getting as much money as
they can for their club. Washing
cars, weeding gardens and
doing house-chores are all
part of their campaign. |
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